Ninoska Souto

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Ninoska Souto
Full nameNinoska Souto-Garcia
Country (sports)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Born (1968-12-03) 3 December 1968 (age 55)
Prize money$18,85
Singles
Career record54–59
Highest rankingNo. 254 (10 November 1986)
Doubles
Career record59–43
Highest rankingNo. 154 (6 June 1988)

Ninoska Souto-Garcia (born 3 December 1968) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.

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Souto comes from the Galicia region of Spain and is of Venezuelan descent. Her sister, Janet Souto, also played on the professional tour. [1]

As a professional player, Souto reached a best singles ranking of 254 and was ranked as high as 154 in doubles. Her main draw appearances on the WTA Tour all came in doubles, which includes making the semi-finals of the 1988 Spanish Open, partnering sister Janet. [2]

Souto married Spanish footballer Xavier Escaich in 1992. [3]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (1–0)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.26 March 1990Madrid, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Eva Bes 6–3, 6–0

Doubles: 9 (6–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.5 November 1984Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Janet Souto Flag of Spain.svg Ana Almansa
Flag of Spain.svg Michelle Garth		6–2, 6–4
Loss1.16 September 1985Majorca, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Inmaculada Varas Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carin Bakkum
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Muns-Jagerman 		4–6, 0–6
Win2.28 July 1986Sezze, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Janet Souto Flag of Spain.svg Rosa Bielsa
Flag of Spain.svg Elena Guerra		6–3, 7–6
Win3.8 September 1986Lisbon, PortugalClay Flag of Spain.svg María José Llorca Flag of Mexico.svg Claudia Hernández
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Patricia Hy 		6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win4.24 August 1987Porto, PortugalClay Flag of Spain.svg Janet Souto Flag of Argentina.svg Gaby Castro
Flag of Spain.svg Ana Segura 		4–6, 6–2, 6–0
Win5.7 March 1988Castellón, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Janet Souto Flag of Mexico.svg Lucila Becerra
Flag of Mexico.svg Claudia Hernández 		4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss2.18 July 1989Francavilla, ItalyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mara Eijkenboom Flag of Poland.svg Sylwia Czopek
Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Feistel 		3–6, 2–6
Loss3.31 July 1989Vigo, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Ana Larrakoetxea Flag of Brazil.svg Luciana Corsato-Owsianka
Flag of France.svg Pascale Etchemendy 		3–6, 1–6
Win6.19 March 1990Granada, SpainHard Flag of Spain.svg Elena Ordiñaga Flag of Spain.svg Inés Canadell
Flag of Spain.svg Bárbara Navarro 		7–5, 4–6, 6–2

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References

  1. ↑ "El Correo hace 25 años". El Correo (in Spanish). 4 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Barcelona - 25 April - 01 May 1988". itftennis.com.
  3. ↑ "Ninoska està casada amb l'exfutbolista Xavi Escaich". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 November 2004.
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